Deadhorse (North Slope AK) Hits 85F Wednesday 7/13 - Highest Temp Ever Recorded For Region

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On Wednesday, Deadhorse, Alaska, which is located on the Arctic coast in northern Alaska near the oil port of Prudhoe Bay, reached 85 degrees Fahrenheit, or nearly 29.4 degrees Celsius. This was the mildest high temperature on record at this location, beating the old record of 83 degrees Fahrenheit.

According to climatologist Brian Brettschneider, this was also the mildest temperature on record in Alaska for anywhere within 50 miles of the Arctic Ocean.

On the same day, the high temperature at New York's Kennedy International Airport was 82 degrees Fahrenheit (though the weather station at Central Park hit exactly 85 degrees).

Deadhorse's record came in context of ridiculously mild streak. The record high in Deadhorse was not the only record set during the past week, the past several months, or even the past few years. More records may fall on Thursday before dramatically cooler air moves into interior Alaska, as the Washington Post reported.

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http://mashable.com/2016/07/14/deadhorse-alaska-heat-record/#CA7HFr40Piqd

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